Selected Resources on the Coronavirus in
the World, in Africa and among
the African Diaspora.
[Under Construction: An evolving reference weblog with links to
data sources, reports, discussions, and selected news stories.]
By way of introduction and an overview:
Access to Data Sources:
- WHO – World Health Organization – COVID-19 in the WHO African Region
- US – CDC
- South Africa – (Daily Maverick) – Coronavirus Dashboard
Discussions & further resource platforms:
- Coronavirus (Covid-19)— New England Journal of Medecine (NEJM)
- Boston University Library – Africa & Major Disease Outbreaks – Research at Boston University
- Harvard University
- Coronavirus Pandemic/COVID-19 – YouTube sources
- Map Directory of Rhodes Scholars Working on Aspects of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Some News Sources:
- South Africa – Daily Maverick – COVID-19
- COVID-19 » SPH | Boston University [access to news headlines]
- The African diasporan experiences of Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 [access to news headlines]
as well as selected individual stories:
- Nelson Mandela Bay on the brink of full-blown hospital bed crisis
- WHO warns covid 19 infections are accelerating in Africa
- Pandemic accelerating in Africa, test kits needed, WHO…
- Lives or Livelihoods | The Yale Review [Zimbabwe]
- “Frightening Moment”: On Earth Day, Kumi Naidoo on Africa’s Twin Pandemics of Coronavirus & Hunger
- WHO reports most coronavirus cases in a day, sees steep rise in poor countries
- WHO slams ‘racist’ calls for Africa to be vaccine testing ground
- World Bank estimates 60 million people could fall into extreme poverty
- Covering Coronavirus: United States of Conspiracy | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site
- The World After Coronavirus: The Future of Neoliberalism | Noam Chomsky
- The Social Impact of COVID-19
etc…
Coronavirus Coverage by Major English News Media & Mapping Services
- BBC Coronavirus Pandemic
- The Guardian – Coronavirus outbreak
- Coronavirus | NBC News
- MSNBC – Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- The Coronavirus Outbreak
- The Washington Poste – Coronavirus
Indexes, Maps & Graphic Charts:
- COVID-19 Africa – Bing
- COVID-19 pandemic – Wikipedia
- Coronavirus in Africa tracker – BBC News
- Our World in Data
- Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Maps, Solutions & Resources – ESRI
- Situational Awareness in Africa – Cédric Moro
For further discussion of these and other sources see: